[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 59 (Friday, March 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 14913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8007]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-282-000]


Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

March 23, 1998.
    Take notice that on March 16, 1998, Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158-0900, filed in 
Docket No. CP98-282-000, a request, pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205 and 157.211), for authorization to construct and operate a 
new Oremet Meter Station to provide direct deliveries to Oregon 
Metallurgical Corporation (Oremet) in Linn County, Oregon, under 
Northwest's blanket certificate authorization issued in Docket No. 
CP82-433-000, pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more 
fully set forth in the request which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Northwest describes the new meter station as tap facilities, 
consisting of two 4-inch taps, one each on Northwest's 10-inch Camas-
Eugene Lateral and 20-inch lateral loop line; and meter facilities 
consisting of a 3-inch turbine meter, 2-inch piping, filter-separator, 
valves and appurtenances.
    Northwest reports that the proposed meter station will have a 
design delivery capacity of approximately 4,300 Dth per day, limited by 
the inlet piping, calculated at an assumed line pressure of 500 psig, 
with initial deliveries projected to be up to 2,000 Dth per day and up 
to 500,000 Dth annually.
    Northwest states that Oremet is presently receiving natural gas 
transportation and sales services from Northwest Natural Gas Company 
(Northwest Natural), a local distribution company. Northwest says that 
Oremet requested Northwest to provide a new delivery point for direct 
natural gas deliveries to Oremet's titanium mill, when the Oregon 
Public Utility Commission declined to approve an anti-bypass 
competitive rate contract between Northwest Natural and Oremet.
    Northwest provides services to Northwest Natural under Rate 
Schedule TF-1, TF-2 or TI-1 transportation agreements. Northwest 
indicates that to receive service from Northwest at the new Oremet 
Meter Station, Oremet intends to acquire released firm capacity on 
Northwest's system or arrange for deliveries by existing firm shippers.
    Northwest states that the total cost for construction of the meter 
station will be approximately $189,000; $30,000 for new tap facilities 
to be built and owned by Northwest and the remainder for the new meter 
facilities to be built and owned by Oremet. Northwest says its expenses 
will be totally reimbursed by Oremet. Northwest proposes to operate the 
meter station, including facilities to be owned by Oremet, as part of 
its open-access transportation system.
    Northwest asserts that any deliveries made to Oremet through the 
new Meter Station will be gas delivered either for Oremet or other 
shippers for whom Northwest is authorized to transport gas. Northwest 
states that any volumes delivered to the new Oremet delivery point will 
be within the authorized entitlement of such shippers. Northwest does 
not expect its system peak day deliveries or its annual throughput to 
increase since deliveries through the proposed facilities will replace 
existing services currently being provided by Northwest Natural, which 
is also served by Northwest.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, D.C., 
20426, pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 
CFR 385.214), a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and 
pursuant to Section 157.205 of the Regulations under the Natural Gas 
Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the request. If no protest is filed 
within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be 
deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for 
filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 
days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request 
shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to 
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-8007 Filed 3-26-98; 11:25 am]
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